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Food System Planning In Western Massachusetts: A Community Organization Assessment, Arianna R. G. Thompson
Food System Planning In Western Massachusetts: A Community Organization Assessment, Arianna R. G. Thompson
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
Comprehensive planning for regional food systems is a relatively new focus in the planning field. Heightened national awareness of the economic, environmental and equity implications of our current food system has magnified the importance of planning engagement on food-system issues. While addressing food system concepts is relatively new to planners, community-based organizations have been historic players in the development of food-system programs and critical food-system policy, particularly with regard to food access and local food production. This thesis reviews the status of the regional food system in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts through an assessment of the efforts of …